Based on Marguerite Abouet’s popular graphic novel series about
her life in 1970s post-colonial Cote d’Ivoire, this animated film
chronicles the story of 19-year-old Aya and her friends Adjoua and
Bintou, who live in the working-class neighborhood of Abidjian
(renamed Yop City). While Aya would like to become a doctor one
day, her friends are more interested in nightclubbing at the local
maquis and hunting for a husband. A comedy filled with
diverse voices and characters, Aya of Yop City is a
portrait of modern urban Africa.